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Gracehill, indentured labourers and the body snatchers of Belfast

Gracehill celebrates becoming the UK’s newest Unesco World Heritage site. Helen Mark meets John Heagney, whose father was part of the British ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Children programme.

Gracehill is celebrating recently becoming the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage site with an international reception.
Helen Mark meets John Heagney, a Florida writer whose father was part of the β€œBritish ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Children” programme – indentured labourers β€” on his emotional journey to a homeplace his father never saw after his departure for Canada.
And for a flavour of Halloween, Andrew Johnston tells some of the stories of the body snatchers of Belfast.
Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.

54 minutes

Last on

Sat 26 Oct 2024 08:05

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  • Sat 26 Oct 2024 08:05

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